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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COGNITIVE AGING The School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology anticipates having one opening for a postdoctoral Fellowship on our NIH-sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein training grant on “Research Training in Cognitive Aging” has an immediate opening available . A later starting date is negotiable. The duration of the traineeship is between 1 and 3 years (pending funding). Postdoctoral trainees work with core faculty members with research interests in cognitive aging, broadly defined: Audrey Duarte – neuroscience of memory; Christopher Hertzog – memory, metacognition, intelligence; Scott Moffat – spatial navigation, stress, hormonal influences on cognition; Daniel H. Spieler – attention, language processing, modeling; Paul Verhaeghen – attention, speed of processing, working memory; and Mark Wheeler – episodic memory and perceptual decision-making. There are also other faculty members affiliated with our training program who can collaborate with postdoctoral fellows. Stipend levels are set by the federal government and increase with years of postdoctoral experience. The traineeship provides travel funds, an allowance for research expenses, and an allowance for health insurance. Fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent U. S. residents. Applicants should have completed a Ph.D. in psychology or a related discipline (e.g., cognitive neuroscience). Applications will be considered as soon as they are received.To apply, a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests identifying possible matches to at least one core faculty mentor, representative publication, and three letters of recommendation should be sent through the online portal at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/13336 . Please also list the names and contact information for your referees in the application cover letter. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Applications from ethnic and racial minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons from economically and/or culturally disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged ( https://researchtraining.nih.gov/resources/faq#Diversity ). Part of the College of Sciences, the School of Psychology is housed in a completely renovated building in the heart of the Georgia Tech campus hidden from the hustle and bustle of a modern, rejuvenated midtown Atlanta. For more information about the School of Psychology, please visit our website: http://www.psychology.gatech.edu . The Georgia Institute of Technology is a unit of the University System of Georgia and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Further info: www.psychology.gatech.edu Audrey Duarte audrey.duarte@psych.gatech.edu Audrey Duarte, Ph.D. School of Psychology Georgia Institute of Technology, 654 Cherry Street Atlanta, GA 30332-0170

Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Richard and Edith Strauss Clinical Fellowship
in Communication Sciences & Disorders
We are seeking clinician-scientists for this prestigious fellowship to investigate human communication sciences and disorders.
Eligibility includes:
> clinical credentials in speech-language Pathology or Audiology or a related field.
> any citizenship
> PhD in communication Sciences & Disorders or related fields is preferred but we will
consider applicants without a doctoral degree who propose a project that is well aligned with the program objectives.
Start date: January 2020
The award value is $35K and may be renewed for a second year. A $2500 allowance for research-related expenses (e.g. conference travel) is also included.
The clinical professional will develop and implement a research project in collaboration with one or more faculty within the school. Our objective is support research activities that lead to advances in clinical practice or training or provide new findings that may launch an ongoing clinical research project.
Applicants are encouraged to work with SCSD faculty in developing a brief (2-page) proposal that includes the following:
Relevant background
Specific aims, i.e. research question or hypothesis
Brief description of methodology
Comment on feasibility of the project – including possible difficulties
Expected outcomes (wrt knowledge gained and/or training involved)
SCSD faculty who will be involved
Comments on the specific roles of the applicant and SCSD faculty who will be involved
To apply, please submit a CV and along with your project proposal, and the names and contact information for two referees, by Oct 31 2019 to the Graduate Program Director .

McGill University
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2001 McGill College Avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada
Postdoc